Appliance for automobiles.



No. 659,l2l. Patented Oct. 2, I900.

E. W. AYRES.

APPLIANCE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

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N0. 659,l2l. Patented'flct. 2, I900.

E. W. AYRES.

APPLIANCE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

(Application-filed Jun; 16, 1900.

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PAT NT EDWARD W. AYRES, OF WASHINGTON; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

APPLIANCE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters P21136111; NO. 659,121, dated.October 2, 1900.

Application filed Tune 16, 1900. Serial No. 20,595. (No model.)

To aJZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. AYRES, of Washington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Appliances forAutomobiles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a safety device for automobiles; and it consistsin the parts and combinations hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisapplication, Figure 1 is a diagrammatical view of an automobileemploying a hydrocarbon-motor. Fig. 2 shows an automobile employing anelectric motor.

In automobile vehicles, whatever the motive power employed, there isalways provided a device under control of the driver for starting andstopping the vehicleby starting and stopping the motor; but in manytypes of vehicles the drivers seat is so located that the starting andstopping device arranged accessible to the driver is entirely out of thepassenge s reach. Especially is this so in such types of automobiles ascabs, vehicles with two or more seats, 850.. Thus the passengers areutterly helpless to stop the vehiclein case of any accident to ornegligence on the part of the driver. This has resulted in n'umerousaccidents to passengers in automobiles and has rendered the generalpublic timid aboutriding in automobile vehicles. The majority of theseaccidents have occurred through the automobile unaccountably startingwhile the driver was off his seat orfrom the driver being thrown fromhis seat by a jar or sudden swerve of the vehicle.

Myinvention consists principallyin an auxiliary device under control ofthe passengers and by means of which they can instantly stop the vehicleat any time necessary.

Referring now to Fig. 1, A represents an automobile cab. B is the usualseat for the passengers. 0 is the drivers seat. D is a reservoir forcontaining the hydrocarbon fuel. E is a pipe connecting such reservoirwith a carbureter or vaporizer F. H is a hydrocarbon-motor geared to thetraction-shaft of the vehicle in any well-known mannerby themechanism 1. K is a handle under control of the driver for starting orstopping the motor and connected by rod L with the valve 0 .end to thelink 5.

in pipe E. M is a handle located accessible to the passengers andconnected by rod N with the valve P in pipe E. J is the usual feed-pipeleading from the carbureter to the motor-cylinder. It will be readilyunderstood that-K is the usual means provided to enable the driver tostart and stop the motor and that the valve or cock 0, operated thereby,controls the supply of hydrocarbon to the carbureter and motor-cylinder.It is equally clear that -the passengers can stop the vehicle at anyinstant by turning the handle M to close valve or cock P, and therebycutoff the supply of hydrocarbon to the carbureter and motor.

Referring to Fig. 2, R represents any common type of two-seatedautomobile. S is the passengers seat. T is the drivers seat. U is thestorage battery or other source of electrical supply. V is a lever undercontrol of the driver for starting, stopping, and controlling the speedof the automobile. W is a resistance-box or rheostat consisting of theusual conducting-segments 9, separated by insulating material, and ofthe insulated segment 8. X is a conducting-wire leading from one pole ofthe battery and electrically connected to the lever V. Y is aconducting- Wire properly connecting the rheostat W to the electricmotor 2 through the switch 5 and 6. Z is a conducting-wire leading fromthe other pole of the battery and properly connected to the electricmotor 2. 3 is a lever located accessible to the passengers and pivotedto the vehicle-body at 7. 4 is a rod pivoted at one end to thelever 3and at the other 5 is a link pivoted at its lower end to thevehicle-body. 6 is a contactpiece which, together with the swinging link5, constitutes a common form of electric switch. It is clear that thedriver can stop the motor at any time by moving the controlling-lever Vto bring it over the insulated segment 8 of the rheostat. The passengerscan stop the vehicle at any instant by operating the auxiliary lever 3to open the switch 5 and 6.

While I have shown my invention applied to two well-known types ofautomobiles, it is obvious that it is capable of application to any typeof automobile vehicle.

Having thus described myinvention, What IOO I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an automobile, a motor, a source of motive supply, connectionsbetween said motor and supply, a movable device under control of thedriver and arranged in one position to interrupt said connections, andan auxiliary movable device located accessible to the passengers andconstructed to in one position interrupt said connections and there.- bystop the vehicle.

2. In an automobile, a motor, a source of motive supply, connectionsbetween said motor and supply, mechanism in said connections andconstructed to interrupt such con-

